Species List

All Wildflower Grass Shrub Tree

Common name	Latin name	Category	Plant type	Flower color	Bloom time	Height	Light	Sun	Moisture	Native (ON)
3-lobed Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Wildflower	perennial	Numerous small, golden-yellow flowers (about 1–2 inches wide) with dark, chocolate-brown central disks.	Mid summer through fall	24-60"	Prefers full sun to partial shade. It is more shade-tolerant than the common Black-eyed Susan (R. hirta).	Part shade	Average	Near Native
Anise Hyssop	Agastache foeniculum	Wildflower	perennial	Purple	Summer through fall	24-48"	Full sun to part shade	Full sun	Dry	Near Native
Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Wildflower	perennial	Bright yellow petals with a dark brown/black central cone	Early summer through early fall	12-36"	Full sun; tolerates light shade	Full sun	Dry	Yes (local)
Canada Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	Wildflower	perennial	Striking bicolour blooms with red spurs and yellow centres. The flowers hang downward like delicate bells.	Spring through mid summer	12-24"	Full sun to part shade	Part shade	Dry	Yes (local)
Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Wildflower	perennial	Bright yellow daisy-like flowers	Late summer through fall	24-48"	Full sun	Full sun	Wet	Yes (local)
Cut-leaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Wildflower	perennial	Bright yellow daisy-like flowers with distinctive, drooping petals surrounding a prominent pale green central cone that eventually turns brown as seeds ripen.	Mid summer through fall	36-72"	Full sun to full shade	Part shade	Wet	Yes (local)
Downy Wood Mint	Blephilia ciliata	Wildflower	perennial	Pale lavender to light purple	Late spring to mid summer	12–24"	Full sun to part shade	Part shade	Dry	Yes
Foxglove Beardtongue	Penstemon digitalis	Wildflower	perennial	White	Spring through mid summer	24 - 36"	Full sun to part shade	Full sun	Dry	Yes (local)
Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	Wildflower	perennial	Blue to purple	Summer through fall	24-36"	Full sun to part shade	Part shade	Wet	Yes
Grey-headed Coneflower	Ratibida pinnata	Wildflower	perennial	Yellow	Summer through early fall	36-60"	Prefers full sun (at least 6 hours of direct light) but can tolerate partial shade.	Full sun	Dry	Yes
Hair Wood Mint	Blephilia hirsuta	Wildflower	perennial	White	Mid summer to early fall	18–36"	Part sun to full shade	Full shade	Average	Yes
Hairy Beardtongue	Penstemon hirsutus	Wildflower	perennial	Mauve & white	Spring through mid summer	18-24"	Full sun to full shade	Part shade	Average	Yes (local)
Lance-leaved Coreopsis	Coreopsis lanceolata	Wildflower	perennial	Bright, sunny, yellow flowers with distinctively notched edges on the petals.	Late spring through early fall	12-36"	Prefers full sun (at least 6 hours of direct light). It can handle very light shade, but too much shade makes the stems weak and floppy.	Full sun	Very dry	Yes (local)
Lance-leaved Heal All	Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata	Wildflower	perennial	Violet to purple	Early summer through early fall	4-12"	Full sun to part shade	Part shade	Dry	Yes (local)
New England Aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Wildflower	perennial	Deep purple to lavender-pink with bright yellow-orange centres that turn reddish-purple with age	Late summer through fall	24-48"	Full sun but can tolerate light or partial shade.	Full sun	Wet	Yes (local)
Nodding Onion	Allium cernuum	Wildflower	perennial	White to pale lavender	Mid to late summer	24 - 36"	Full sun to part shade	Full sun	Dry	Yes
Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	Wildflower	perennial	Pink, lavender, or white	Late summer through fall	24-48"	Full sun to part shade. It may get "floppy" and need staking or Chelsea Chop in too much shade.	Full sun	Wet	Yes (local)
Pale Corydalis	Capnoides sempervirens	Wildflower	perennial	Pink & yellow	Spring through early fall	12-36"	Full sun to part shade	Full sun	Very dry	Yes (local)
Pale Purple Coneflower	Echinacea pallida	Wildflower	perennial	Pale pink to lavender-purple flowers with long, narrow petals that droop downward from a coppery-orange central cone.	Summer through early fall	36-60"	Full sun	Full sun	Dry	Yes
Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea	Wildflower	perennial	White bracts with yellow centers (the "petals" are actually tough, dry, pearl-white bracts surrounding tiny yellow center discs)	Mid summer to mid fall	12–24"	Full sun to part shade (It produces the most compact, silver-dense growth when grown in full sun.)	Full sun	Very dry	Yes (local)
Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Wildflower	perennial	Yellow (can be dark red, or bi-colour (red-brown at the base and yellow at the ends) surrounding a long, dark-brown central disk.)	Early summer through fall	12-36"	Prefers full sun for sturdy growth and prolific flowering, though it can tolerate light shade.	Full sun	Dry	Near Native
Prairie Smoke	Geum triflorum	Wildflower	perennial	Red to pink	Spring with possible second bloom in summer	12"	Full sun to part shade	Full sun	Dry	Yes
Rough Blazing Star	Liatris aspera	Wildflower	perennial	Purple to lavender (occasionally pinkish)	Late summer to early fall	24–48"	Full sun to very light shade	Full sun	Very dry	Yes
Showy Tick Trefoil	Desmodium canadense	Wildflower	perennial	Pink to rosy-purple	Mid to late summer	24–60"	Full sun to part shade	Full sun	Average	Yes (local)
Sky Blue Aster	Symphyotrichum oolentangiense	Wildflower	perennial	Light purple	Late summer through fall	24 - 36"	Full sun to part shade	Full sun	Dry	Yes (local)
Smooth Blue Aster	Symphyotrichum laeve	Wildflower	perennial	Lavender-blue to violet with yellow centers	Late summer to fall	24–48"	Full sun to part shade	Full sun	Dry	Yes (local)
Spotted Bee Balm	Monarda punctata	Wildflower	perennial	Pale yellow flowers with purple spots. Surrounded by showy pink to lavender bracts (often mistaken for petals)	Mid summer through early fall	12-36"	Full sun	Full sun	Dry	Yes
Spotted Joe Pye Weed	Eutrochium maculatum	Wildflower	perennial	Dusty pink to mauve-purple (in large dome-shaped clusters)	Mid to early fall	48–84"	Full sun to part shade	Full sun	Wet	Yes (local)
Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Wildflower	perennial	Pink to rosy-mauve	Mid summer to early fall	36–60"	Full sun to part shade	Full sun	Wet	Yes (local)
Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	Wildflower	perennial	Light blue to violet	Mid to late summer	24–72"	Full to part shade. It can tolerate full sun only in cooler climates if the soil remains constantly damp	Part shade	Wet	Yes
Upland White Goldenrod	Oligoneuron album (formerlh called Solidago ptarmicoides)	Wildflower	perennial	White daisy-like flowers with creamy or pale yellow centres	Mid summer through early fall	12-24"	Full sun but can tolerate light shade	Full sun	Dry	Yes (local)
White Prairie Clover	Dalea candida	Wildflower	perennial	White	Mid summer through early fall	12-36"	Full sun but can tolerate light or partial shade.	Full sun	Dry	Yes
Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Wildflower	perennial	Mauve to pink	Spring through mid summer	24-48"	Full sun to part shade	Part shade	Dry	Yes (local)
Wild Lupine	Lupinus perennis	Wildflower	perennial	Blue to violet-blue	Late spring through early summer	12-24"	Full sun; tolerates light shade	Full sun	Dry	Yes
Yellow Giant Hyssop	Agastache nepetoides	Wildflower	perennial	Cream, greenish-white	Late summer through fall	36-72"	Full sun to part shade	Part shade	Average	Yes
Big Bluestem	Andropogon gerardii	Grass	perennial	Glossy, purplish to reddish-bronze flower clusters. They split into a distinctive three-pronged shape that strongly resembles a turkey's foot.	Late summer through fall	48-96"	Full sun. It can tolerate partial shade	Full sun	Dry	Yes (local)
Bottlebrush Grass	Elymus hystrix	Grass	perennial	Bright, pale green flower spikes that age to a beautiful straw-coloured tan or light brown by autumn	Early to mid-summer	24 - 48"	Partial sun to full shade. Unlike the sun-loving prairie giants, this grass is exceptionally shade-tolerant and thrives under a woodland canopy	Full shade	Dry	Yes (local)
Canada Wild Rye	Elymus canadensis	Grass	perennial	Bristly, heavy greenish-gold flower spikes. As the season turns to autumn, the entire plant and its nodding heads fade to a handsome, bronzy, sandy tan	Mid to late summer	24-60"	Full sun to partial shade. It tolerates a half-day of shade much better than many other prairie grasses	Part shade	Average	Yes (local)
False Yellow Sorghum	Sorghastrum nutans	Grass	perennial	Airy, feathery golden-yellow to bronze flower plumes highlighted by bright yellow stamens. The seedheads fade to a warm chestnut brown as winter approaches.	Late summer through fall	36-60"	Full sun.	Full sun	Dry	Yes (local)
Little Bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium	Grass	perennial	Purplish-bronze flower spikes	Late summer through fall	12-36"	Requires full sun. It is highly shade-intolerant; too much shade or overly rich soil causes its stiff stems to lose their structure and flop over.	Full sun	Dry	Yes (local)
Prairie Dropseed	Sporobolus heterolepis	Grass	perennial	Highly unique, open-branching panicles in shades of pinkish-brown, gold, and green	Late summer through mid fall	12-16" (flower stalks stand 24-36")	Full sun	Full sun	Very dry	Yes